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The ThoughtStretchers Podcast

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Jan 3, 2024 • 1h 22min

Structured Schooling And Parenting Or Let Grow?

Drew Perkins talks with research professor, Peter Gray, about the importance of children's play and more self-directed learning in the well-being of kids. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode
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Dec 29, 2023 • 46min

Teachers Taking Charge Of Their PD

Drew Perkins talks with 2023 Vermont Principal of the Year, Chris Young, about his school's “action research” PD program. Click to View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode
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Dec 20, 2023 • 1h 26min

Race, Bias, Tribalism, And Education

Drew Perkins talks with education activist Chris Stewart about their differences and agreements on race, bias, tribalism, and education.  Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode
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Dec 13, 2023 • 1h 15min

Improving Interventions for Dyslexic And Struggling Learners

Drew Perkins talks with Professor of School Psychology, Andrew Shanock, about improving collaboration between school psychologists and speech-language pathologists to serve dyslexic and struggling students better. Click to View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode
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Dec 6, 2023 • 59min

Adolescent Flourishing Through Socratic Inquiry

Drew Perkins talks with Michael Strong, Executive Director of the Adolescent Flourishing Initiative at the University of Austin, about the power of engaging with adolescents through Socratic inquiry. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode
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Nov 29, 2023 • 1h 3min

A Dispatch From An Education And Politics Journalist

Drew Perkins talks with Olivia Krauth about her experience as an education and politics journalist for the Louisville Courier-Journal and the state of journalism. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode
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Nov 21, 2023 • 1h 15min

A Toolkit For Open Inquiry

Drew Perkins talks with Sarah Hartman-Caverly and Craig Gibson about their Open Inquiry Toolkit, a two-pronged approach that develops intellectual virtues and promotes awareness of cognitive biases. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode
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Nov 17, 2023 • 1h 8min

Would Improving Open Enrollment Help Students?

Drew Perkins talks with Jude Schwalbach, policy analyst with the Reason Foundation, about open enrollment rules, school choice and competition, and how that might help students. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode
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Nov 8, 2023 • 1h 9min

Has Illiberal Leftism Corroded HS Debate?

Drew Perkins talks with James Fishback about Incubate Debate, his startup in response to the ideological corrosion of the traditional high school debate organization. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode
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Nov 3, 2023 • 57min

A Dispatch From The 2024 Principal Of The Year

Drew Perkins talks with Andy Farley, NASSP Principal of the Year, about the learning and wellness of students and educators. Click To View Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode

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